The votes are in, and the results of what appears to be the most important election of our nation's history will be announced tonight as "American Idol" ends its sixth season.

It's no exaggeration to claim that more people were concerned with the ouster of dominant diva Melinda Doolittle than...

According to its homepage, the price of a life membership to the National Rifle Association is $1000. According to statistics, the price of subscribing to its membership's mentality could be your life.

I have trouble grasping the fundamentals of the NRA's sequential propaganda; Charlton Heston -- Ten Commandments -- Thou...

I have never been a huge fan of media shock jocks. If I desire to fill my mind with negativity I am completely capable of accomplishing that on my own. We all are.

Am I on the ban Don Imus bandwagon? Not really, I just think that the "yappy-hatted-host", oops,...

In the '70s, the followers of the controversial guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh were easily recognized by their devotional citrus-colored attire that mirrored the traditional dress of ascetic Hindu holy men. These days, we are more apt to associate orange apparel with roadside construction workers to whom I have...

According to the Dali Lama, we should choose to be optimistic because it feels better. This is why, when the Santa Barbara sky was permeated with ash last weekend, I envisioned that it was the by-product of the cremation of White House press secretary Tony Snow.

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Turns out the rumors about the new Superman character being homosexual was just part of a publicity stunt to promote the upcoming film. The producers were hoping that the Bush Administration would create some controversial press by attempting to ban gay marriage on Krypton.

Day after day
on Capitol Hill
the man with the foolish grin
has so much blood to spill
so many of US dislike him
they can see that he's just a fool
and when he gives an answer

The fool on the hill
...

"The GOOD OLD PARTY line" - Republicans create millions of job opportunities

WASHINGTON D.C. - (NEWSWIRE) - January 13, 2006 - Save your country and get paid to help your fellow Americans have their voice heard.

Millions of positions available for the Bush administration's new "Reach Out and Tap Someone"...

Rove: I am really worried.
Bush: What about?
Rove: The bird flu.
Bush: The bird flew? Where?
Rove: Everywhere.
Bush: The bird flew everywhere?
Rove: According to WHO.
Bush: I don't know.
Rove: You don't know what?
Bush: Who said where.

Along with the new year comes a list of new laws that have taken effect. One law establishes a fine for driving your car into a restricted wilderness area. Apparently the government is afraid your tire tracks may confuse the oil riggers. Here are a few laws I have proposed...

The cliche is that every second counts. This year we are being given an extra second that is supposed to make up for the globe's lost time. Why not use this second to make up for more than that? We can use it to make up for lost lives,...

Tibet wasn't on my itinerary yet there I was crossing the vastly hued Himalayas heading to Qomolangma or as the British coined it, Mt. Everest. Upon arrival at the brisk base camp I was surprised to find it deserted except for a few Tibetan entrepreneurs who set up tea houses...

Bush's plan to westernize Iraq may be occurring faster than anticipated. Saddam Hussein was not only photographed in his underwear last week but he was also overheard singing "Living in a material world, and I'm a material boy".

More trouble for Newsweek. Today Time Magazine chose Michael Isiskoff as their man of the year.